Wolfsburg, 2007-10-22
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – Readers’ Choice Awards 2007
From 1 October to 31 December, 2007, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is calling on all readers of sustainability reports to vote for the best reports all over the world. With this public vote, GRI aims to give all readers the opportunity to voice their opinions on sustainability reports issued by companies.
GRI was founded in Boston (USA) in 1997 to harmonize sustainability-related company reports and aid comparison through the introduction of guidelines. Today, GRI guidelines represent the norm for extensive sustainability reports issued by companies.
Volkswagen has accompanied the development of GRI since its foundation by CERES, through active discussions and participation in a range of work groups. One example is the "UNEP Mobility Forum", in which an automobile-specific guideline ("Automotive Sector Supplement") was developed. Volkswagen was also responsible for reviewing the German translation of the 2000th Reporting Guidelines.
Alongside process-related activities, Volkswagen has also consistently made the core aspects of GRI an integral part of its reports in order to ensure transparency and aid comparison. While the Environmental Report 2001/2002 already fulfilled a large number of indicators outlined by GRI, the Environmental Report 2003/2004 contained an index presenting the degree to which the core and additional indicators of the GRI guidelines have been fulfilled. In the Sustainability Report 2005/2006, we expanded the spectrum of indicators still further and added sector-specific requirements and indicators by taking into account the pilot version of the "Automotive Sector Supplement".
In our current Sustainability Report 2007/2008, we have taken into account all indicators outlined in the new GRI guidelines G3, which were created in a multi-stakeholder process and contain a new assessment system and the sector supplement "Automotive Sector Supplement" (pilot version) 2004. Following extensive tests, GRI awarded the Volkswagen Sustainability Report the highest mark in the GRI assessment system (A+). This mark demonstrates that Volkswagen fulfils even the highest demands on sustainability reports.
To add your vote to the ranking of the reports, click here.
GRI was founded in Boston (USA) in 1997 to harmonize sustainability-related company reports and aid comparison through the introduction of guidelines. Today, GRI guidelines represent the norm for extensive sustainability reports issued by companies.
Volkswagen has accompanied the development of GRI since its foundation by CERES, through active discussions and participation in a range of work groups. One example is the "UNEP Mobility Forum", in which an automobile-specific guideline ("Automotive Sector Supplement") was developed. Volkswagen was also responsible for reviewing the German translation of the 2000th Reporting Guidelines.
Alongside process-related activities, Volkswagen has also consistently made the core aspects of GRI an integral part of its reports in order to ensure transparency and aid comparison. While the Environmental Report 2001/2002 already fulfilled a large number of indicators outlined by GRI, the Environmental Report 2003/2004 contained an index presenting the degree to which the core and additional indicators of the GRI guidelines have been fulfilled. In the Sustainability Report 2005/2006, we expanded the spectrum of indicators still further and added sector-specific requirements and indicators by taking into account the pilot version of the "Automotive Sector Supplement".
In our current Sustainability Report 2007/2008, we have taken into account all indicators outlined in the new GRI guidelines G3, which were created in a multi-stakeholder process and contain a new assessment system and the sector supplement "Automotive Sector Supplement" (pilot version) 2004. Following extensive tests, GRI awarded the Volkswagen Sustainability Report the highest mark in the GRI assessment system (A+). This mark demonstrates that Volkswagen fulfils even the highest demands on sustainability reports.
To add your vote to the ranking of the reports, click here.
